PEDIATRICS Vol. 71 No. 5 May 1983, pp. 784-789
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Increased Risk of Gallstones in Children Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition

Joel J. Roslyn MD1, William E. Berquist MD1, Henry A. Pitt MD1, Linda L. Mann RN1, Hooshang Kangarloo MD1, Lawrence DenBesten MD1, and Marvin E. Ament MD1

1 From the Departments of Pediatrics, Surgery, and Radiology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, and Surgical Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Sepulveda, California

Twenty-one children receiving long-term total parenteral nutrition were prospectively evaluated for the presence of gallstones. Using ultrasonography, nine children (43%) were found to have cholelithiasis, and five have since undergone cholecystectomy. Only children with ileal disorders or previous resection developed stones. In the select group of patients with ileal disorders or previous resection, the prevalence of stones was 64%, nearly twice that which has been observed in similarly defined adults not receiving total parenteral nutrition. Data from this study suggest that the prolonged administration of parenteral nutrition significantly enhances the risk of gallstone formation already imposed by a previous ileal resection or disorder. Periodic ultrasonograms provide a safe and accurate means of monitoring high-risk patients during and after prolonged total parenteral nutrition therapy.

Key Words: parenteral nutrition • gallbladder stasis • gallstones

Submitted on July 26, 1982




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